Finger striking amusement device



5, 1932. E. c. FEY 1,866,021

FINGER STRIKING AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Jan. 27, 1950 6/" ieb m s"'| l '1z hi I 4| '1 l l I [I 3 E z"g. l. 4

- i 25 z i 26 29- 6 I o I INVENTOR, BY Wm 07% fi W ATTORNEY.

with my invention;

Patented July 5, 1932 EiJMUND; c.- ri or sin rnan'clsco, canrronivm'riiidnn sTiiiKmie Annsrimianir t me This invention relates to animproved 'finger' striking amusement device wherein novel means isprovided for testing ones skill in manipulating a coin elevating lever 5through the useof a finger.

improved finger striking amusement device embodying novel meansfor'testmg ones skill in strlking'a coin elevatlng lever-.

10 Another object of this invention is to provide an amusement'deviceembodying novel means for indicating the skillex'ercised by one instriking his finger againsm coin elevating lever. 1 ,5

A further object'of this invention is to provide anovelfamusement deviceembodying a novel finger actuated meansfor testing oneis skill inelevating a coin'or'other device :to a certain height. j i i j Astillfurther object ofthis invention is to provide a novel fingerstriking amusement device embodying means for rewarding the skillfuloperation thereof.

Other objects more or less" apparent T 7 Q present themselves or willbe" specifically pointed out in the descriptionto follow.

' In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a frontview of a finger striking amusement deviceconstructed accordance Figure 2- is a vertical sect-ional-fv'iew of thesame; H g I i V Figure 8 s a sectlonal vlewj takerron the 35 Figure 4 isa sectional view taken on'the .line of Figure 2. v p L Referring to thedrawing the numera represents. an enclosing casing having a top 2 and arear hinged door 3 through which the interior of the casing made'accessible. A

The rear-part of the top 2 isprovided v'vith .a slot,.at the side edgesof which is secured a vertically extending frontpanel 4 having forwardand inwardly disposedcoin oitpken guides 5 secured thereto.The'jgiiides'5 are separated from each other fori'a 'sluflicientdistance topr'ovide' a vertically'e'xtending passageway through, whicha-"coin ori token of partic lar size" may proceed: Suitably mounted on2. supports secured to thetop cured "tothe support as by'screws;

--2 and positioned in front of the panel 4, is an enclosing glass plate7jthrough which'a moving coin or token 8 is plain-1y visilile. Theguides 5 at points behind the glass plate a v are provided withmarks'orline's and figures object of this invention 1s to providean I todenote specific distances of divisions. The glass plate is firinly heldin position on the support 6 and: against the guides sty erectangular'shaped rim 1() which is se- The irontpaiiel etat its up erend s Pro vided with an'obli'quely disposedslot '11; the upper surfacedredge 12 of which is inclined toward and terminates adjacent a Jiell 13secured as by-a pin 9 to the forward sid iof' the said panelneaf its topY Th iii clined surfae l2 gradually projects in: a; forwarddi'rection insucha manner thata 66in passin upwardly between the and panel 4 strikesthe aid inclined surface and s thereby directedagains't the ar 13, Theupper rear edge, tithe support 6; at" points "between theguide's 5isciit away on an incline jytqprovide a surface which is'sepaiated from,but is approximately parallel withthe' clined' surface 12; The Support-eat its ower end is provided with? a triangul r an" ed pro ecnqii 14, thefront sur ace of whic is slightly inclined from the perpendiculai aiidis sufliciently separates from therearflsiiffa ce of the support 4 soasto provide an'inclii d jslotthroligh whicha coin or token: proceedupwardly prior "to its" entry into the vertical; passagewa locatedbetween ftl ie guides-5'. The rear side of the projeefieii r i issufficiently separated from the panel 4: to 'perlnitia' coin or tokento'M intdthe interior of the'casiiigl 1'.

Secured as by scrwsito' the f an i-panel- 4 and extnding' upwardly in avertical dire -t i'oii', is a rear 7 anel '15 having its" front sii'r'fac incontact with a niiiiiber'of rearwardl guide" ifif'a't itslower-endis provided an v outwardly disposed part shown at 16a, the latterterminating in a curved grooved projection 166 which serves to retainthe com after it. has passed downwardly between the 5 guides 16 and 16.Located in vertical alignment and in spaced relationship to the guide16, are a pluralityof guiding members 17, whichtogether'with 'the guide16 serves to confine the movement of a bar 18 in a vertilo callystraight path. The bar 18 is provided at one side thereof with aplurality of sepa- 7 rated notches 19 which are adapted to receive theends of a number of springs '20; -The' springs 20 are mounted in spacedrelationship to to each other on pins 21 secured to'the'rear side ofthefront panel 4. 7 One end of each vofthe springsbears, against aprojection 22 'fextending from the front panel {1, while the 1 oppositeend extends through a slot 23 located in the front panel. The slots 23permit the ends of the springs 20 to move downwardly Tand pass into thenotches 19 of the bar 18 iwhen the saidbar is moved upwardly to certainpositions r V 35 Pivotally mount djon a pin 24 secured to a projection25 extending downwardly from Qthe underneath side of the top 2, is alever -"me mber 26 havinga number of holes 27 therelwhich permit vthechange of the'pivotal no point of attachment tothe projection. One endof the lever member is provided. with an Iu'pv'vardly extending fingerpiece28 which extendsthrough an opening in the top 2. The f opposite orrearwardly disposed end of the g -leverimeinber 26 at its top edge is.provided "with a resilient bar. 29which is positioned v to-intercept acoin or token located between .l the triangular projection 1 1 and therear surface of the support. 6. e The underneath side .mfof the. end ofthe lever member 26 is provided q with .an' end piece 30 which extendsfor a Q distance in a rearward direction beyond the s end of resilientbar 29, the said piece 30 being .4 adapted to strike the lower end ofthe bar 18 e when the finger piece 28 is moved in a downvward direction.A buffer 31 extending from the front side of the casing l at a pointbeneath the vfinger-piece 28, servesto intercept the end of the levermember 26 andprevent .30 possible damage to the device when the fingerg' pieceisldepressed. i

.A coin chute 32 provided on the front-panel 4 serves to guidea coin ortoken Shinto the passageway located between the front inclined surfaceof 14: and the rear surface of support 6,where it rests on resilient bar29.

V, Thelever member 267 is so disposed with reference to its pivotalpoint that the finger piece 28 is normally elevated and the oppoj i siteend thereofpnormally depressed. To

actuate the coin or token in an upward direc- "tion, thefinger piece 28is struck downward- ,ly by the finger,.thereby causing the resilient tar29 to throwrthe coin ortoken upwardly Tbetween the guides 5, Immediatelyafter, the

warded for his coin is moved upwardly by the bar 29, the

piece 30 strikes the downwardly disposed end of the bar 18 and moves thesame upwardly between guides 16' and 17. If the finger piece 28 ismaintained in a downward position after being struck, the bar 18 like.wise will be held in a suspended position. When it is so held in anupwardly suspended position, the ends of the springs move downwardly intheir slots 23, this being due to the fact that the saidends of'thesprings are allowed to enter the notches 19 of the bar 1-8.-'---The endsof the springs extend beyond the front surface of the front panel 4.-

and move inwardly and downwardly between .the coin ortoken guides 5,thereby intercept- 1 ing a coin or token immediately after it commencesto proceed downwardly between the said guides, The coin or token ismaintained in a suspended position between the guides5; by a certainspring 20until the finger piece 28 is releasedand the bar18 drops bygravity to its normal position. Should a person strike the finger piece28 with sufficient skill to move vthe coin or token up the entirepassageway between the guides 5 to thebell 13, the inclined surface 12will cause the said coin to become positioned ata slightly inclinedangle immediately before and after striking the ,bell, as shown inFigure 2. The coin, in such:

an instance andupon its return descent, passes throughthe slot 11 in thefront panel 4 and thereafter proceeds between the guides 16 and 16 tothe projecting'rnember 16?) where J the operator may recover the sameand be re skillful, manipulation of the ,device. .7"; V

Should the coin or token beelevated only a partialdistance towardthebell 13, it will, upon releaseof the finger piece, pass down-.

wardlybetween the guides 5 and through the slot or opening between thetriangular projection 14.- and'the front panel 41 to the inside ofthecasing It is obviousto those skilled in theartzllo that my improvedfinger striking amusement device may be embodied in a number of. formsequally as efficient as the one shown and described, so for thisand'other apparent reasons .I desire my invention includedbroadly with-5115 in the spirit of the appended claims,

Having described myinvention what I 'claimisz' j V f 1. 'An amusementdevice comprising a plurality of substantially vertical guides be- 1120tween which a coin or tokenmay move, a lever member for movingthe coinortoken in an upward direction. between theguides, and .means a ctuated bythe lever me mber for temporarily maintaining the coin or token; in a 1suspended. position between the guides. 2. amusementdevice comprising acas- 'ing, having a vertical coin chute thereon, a

-lever member pivotally mounted onQthe casing f mqving c i i -an upwardd me tion in the chute, means actuated by the lever member and mountedon the casing for temporarily supporting a coin in the chute, and

means for directing a coin away from the coin chute.

3. An amusement device comprising a cas ing having a vertical panelmounted thereon, a coin chute located on the panel, a finger operatedlever member for moving a coin through the chute, means actuated by thelever member fortemporarily preventing a coin from returning through thechute, a second coin chute intercepting the first mentioned coin chute,the said second coin chute being adapted to direct a coin externally ofthe casing.

4. An amusement device comprising a casing having vertical coin chutemounted thereon, a lever member positioned adjacent the lower end of thechute for actuating a coin upwardly, means actuated by the lever memberfor temporarily supporting a coin in the chute, means located at the topend of the chute for indicating the movement of the coin to a point atthe upper end of the chute, and means for guiding a coin away from thechute.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

EDMUND c. FEY,

